"The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
Book synopsis :
This monumental book tells the enthralling story of one of the greatest accomplishments in our nation's history, the building of what was then the longest suspension bridge in the world The Brooklyn Bridge rose out of the expansive era following the Civil War, when Americans believed all things were possible So daring a concept as spanning the East River to join two great cities required vision and dedication of the kind that went into building Europe's great cathedrals During 14 years of construction, the odds against success seemed overwhelming Thousands of people were put to work Bodies were crushed and broken, lives lost, notorious political empires fell, and surges of public doubt constantly threatened the project But the story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge is not just the saga of an engineering miracle it is a sweeping narrative of the social climate of the time, replete with heroes a"
